Introduction

So you want to learn image editing!

Maybe you've been shooting lots of pictures with your digital camera and want to learn how to make them look great, or prepare them for the web.

Maybe you're interested in creating drawings or cartoons. Or you're already editing photos, but you want to do more... even learn some of the theory behind imaging.

In any case, you've been hearing about GIMP—the GNU Image Manipulation Program—and you're ready to learn how to use it and get the most out of it.

This book is ideal for anyone attempting image editing for the first time, but it goes deep enough to satisfy the intermediate GIMPster who knows the basics but needs more. Plus, it contains enough tricks and reference matter to gratify even power users. ...

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